FINANCIAL ADVICE

Financial planning

A Sydney financial adviser has been permanently banned from providing any financial services, with the regulator deriding his “lack of integrity, trustworthiness and prof...

Financial planning

Financial advice firm Wilsons Advisory has opened up its first Perth office, as the firm seeks to offer specialist corporate advice to mining and resources companies in t...

Financial planning

AZ NGA’s CEO has unpacked how its recent $345 million debt facility from Barings will accelerate its advice network’s growth ambitions, and allow its largest firms to acc...

Funds management

Bfinance Australia has shared five questions to ask when considering a semi-liquid private equity fund as their assets under management reach US$30 billion. ...

Financial planning

The increased bids for Insignia from Bain and CC Capital value the company at $3.3 billion, while there is still a possibility for competing bids from rival players such ...

Financial planning

The advice industry has reached triple-digit gains for the calendar year to date, with two licensees seeing gains of five during the week....

Financial planning

Targeting market leadership in digital advice, Bravura’s digital solutions are now available to over 6 million superannuation fund members. ...

Financial planning

Fidelity research has found cost is the main barrier deterring women from seeking financial advice, while 43 per cent are worried about finding someone they can trust....

Features

The rebranding of the AMP advice division to Akumin brings to an end a 176-year history for the firm and provides a fresh start for advisers under Entireti....

Financial planning

Entireti has unveiled the new name for the AMP financial advice businesses that it acquired last year....

Financial planning

Wealth advisory firm JBWere has hired two individuals from Perpetual, focused on high-net-worth advisory clients....

Financial planning

Financial advice businesses are being urged to create an information memorandum for their practices to ensure they are “sale-ready” at all times amid the current opportun...

Financial planning

The financial advice market remains very fragmented compared to other industries, according to Count chief executive Hugh Humphrey, and licensees need deep pockets if the...

Financial planning

A global investment manager with more than $676 billion in AUM has announced a $345 million debt investment into Oaktree Capital-backed AZ NGA....

Financial planning

The Federal Court has frozen the assets of two individuals, Ferras Merhi and Osama Saad, for their connections to the troubled Shield Master Fund. ...

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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

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The RBA has handed down its much-anticipated rate decision, following widespread expectations of a close call....

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The FSCP has issued a written direction to an adviser who charged clients “extraordinary fees” for inappropriate and conflicted advice, as well as encouraged them to swit...

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ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of an advice firm associated with Shield and First Guardian collapses, and permanently banned its responsible manager. ...

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